Those who know me well know that I love to bake. Here's a sample of some of my creations. Click on the thumbnail for a larger image.
A friend asked me to bake a cake in honor of her daughter Gina's college graduation. Gina was a theatre major, so this Playbill cake seemed the perfect choice.
I baked this Baby Blocks cake for a dual baby shower.
This Fruit Cheesecake shows it's not easy taking something as healthy as fruit and making it a high-fat, high-calorie dessert!
This chocolate cheesecake is the same as the fruit cheesecake in this gallery, but topped with a chocolate fudge frosting and chocolate-walnut dipped rolled cookies.
With an almond-cream-rum filling, cream custard topping, and Kirsch-soaked fruit, this fruit tart is probably my favorite dessert!
Same fruit tart recipe, just smaller!
This classic Black Forest Cake recipe calls for soaking each of the four chocolate layers with Kirsch (cherry brandy).
This Christmas Night Gateau is similar to a Black Forest Cake, but filled with cranberries instead of cherries.
This trifle has loads of custard, fruit, whipped cream, and even Scotch whiskey. Yummm!
Carrot Cake is one of my best tasting cakes and I typically hand sculpt little marzipan carrots for decoration.
I baked this Etch-A-Sketch cake for a friend's daughter's end-of-school-year party.
I baked this Clown Cake for the first birthday of my friend's son.
This Curious George cake was another first birthday cake for the son of friends of mine. He was born in 2004, during the Year of the Monkey, so this seemed appropriate.
I baked this Geritol Cake for my boss' 40th birthday. She liked me, so it didn't affect my performance review!
I baked this SPAM Cake for someone on a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet. It tasted better than it looked!
Another friend's birthday is Valentine's Day. She once insisted that I bake her a heart-shaped cake.
Strawberry shortcake
Strawberry shortcake
